Budd v. Baker et al

Filing 39

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that petitioner will have ninety (90) days from the date of entry of this order to file and serve a motion or notice indicating how petitioner wishes to proceed with this action. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 3/7/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GLENFORD BUDD,

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Petitioner,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-00613-RFB-PAL
ORDER

v.
RENEE BAKER, et al.,

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Respondents.

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On February 12, 2019, the court granted Mary Lou Wilson’s motion for withdrawal. ECF

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No. 37. On February 25, 2019, the court appointed Angela H. Dows as substitute counsel for

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petitioner. ECF No. 38.

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The court will give Dows time to become familiar with this case and to decide what to do.

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Currently, the operative petition is the first amended petition. ECF No. 23. The court had directed

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respondents to file an answer or other response to the petition. ECF No. 30. With the withdrawal

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of Wilson, the court continued the filing of that answer or response indefinitely. ECF No. 37.

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Dows will need to decide whether to proceed with the current first amended petition or to seek

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leave to file a second amended petition.

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IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that petitioner will have ninety (90) days from the date of

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entry of this order to file and serve a motion or notice indicating how petitioner wishes to proceed

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with this action. If counsel files a motion, then the normal briefing schedule of LR 7-2 will apply.

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DATED: March 7, 2019.

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______________________________
RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
United States District Judge

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